LAIKA Studios has supernatural (animation) power
For filmmaking prowess, see “Coraline,” “ParaNorman” and more.
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Animated: Filtering faces as filtering reality
The digital arts can represent and misrepresent.
Shakespeare’s legacy lives on in adaptations
Despite being centuries old, new versions of “Romeo and Juliet” are unending.
‘The School for Good and Evil’ is half-taught
Film critic Valerie Wu reviews “The School for Good and Evil,” Netflix’s latest venture into young adult fantasy and literary adaptation. While the film is grand, Wu writes, it unfortunately does not match the quality of its visuals with the depth of its story.
Animated: Are we really ‘odd ones out’?
When uncoolness becomes cool, it becomes commercial.
Animated: BT21 expands the world of global engagement
The LINE Friends store in Hollywood shows how cuteness rules.
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ isn’t too victorious
For a film titled “Don’t Worry Darling,” there seems to be a lot of worries for those involved (and plenty of “worry” jokes to go with it, like this one). Directed by Olivia Wilde, “Don’t Worry Darling” has been the subject of intense controversy, mostly regarding the alleged tensions between cast and crew. Perhaps this […]
Animated: Love Japanese anime, but don’t fetishize Asian people
Consuming culture doesn’t mean controlling it.
Animated: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is a lesson in empathy
Centered on Paris’s outcasts, the film is an expression of truth.
‘The Invitation’ bloody, not quite brilliant
The film is a bit disorganized in welcoming its guests.